The Times of TurmoilThe Times of Turmoil

In the 1980s it became quite obvious how much perestroika and emigre literature had in common, at least in their original impulses and manifestations. Hypocrisy as the reason behind the collapse of the human soul became the primary theme of perestroika literature. Emigre authors portrayed hypocrisy as a-stigma of the totalitarian system. This common feature has become the primary thematic axis of a new anthology. Included are the works by Yuri Druzhnikov, Venedikt Erofeev, Nina Katerli, Vladimir Matlin, V. Pyetsukh, Felix Roziner, and others.